Listening Vocabulary: is essential for engaging in oral communication. (visual processing of printed words)
Oral Vocabulary: Includes listening vocabulary and speaking vocabulary. (auditory processing of spoken words)
Indirect Teaching of Vocabulary Words:
-Reading aloud is very helpful for students to improve vocabulary. It is also helpful if the reader pauses and explains word meanings to the student.
-Conversations about the book or information that was just read, enhances the students understanding of concepts and new words.
-Children learn new words indirectly through conversations with others. They hear adults state and repeat words and use words to describe things in the environment. This allows children to understand the meaning of these words when they encounter them in the future.
-Independent reading is another method of learning vocabulary that is easily carried out. Often times, students who read more, often have greater levels of vocabulary.
Direct Teaching of Vocabulary Words:
-Difficult words that represent complex concepts should be taught directly. Often times, these words are not related to daily experiences of the student.
-Direct instruction incorporates specific word instruction and word-learning strategies, and it includes teacher modeling, guided practice, and instructional feedback.
-Specific-word instruction includes reviewing new or unknown words in a text prior to reading, extending instruction on specific words overtime and across different contexts.
-Word-learning strategies include using information about word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and root words) to decode words, using context clues to determine word meanings and using the dictionary to learn meanings of words.
-Since a teacher cannot directly teach all words, words must be divided into three groups: important words, difficult words, and useful words. For example, before reading a text, the teacher should discuss the meaning of important words the students will encounter in the passage.
Vocabulary Instruction
Listening Vocabulary: is essential for engaging in oral communication. (visual processing of printed words)
Oral Vocabulary: Includes listening vocabulary and speaking vocabulary. (auditory processing of spoken words)
Indirect Teaching of Vocabulary Words:
-Reading aloud is very helpful for students to improve vocabulary. It is also helpful if the reader pauses and explains word meanings to the student.
-Conversations about the book or information that was just read, enhances the students understanding of concepts and new words.
-Children learn new words indirectly through conversations with others. They hear adults state and repeat words and use words to describe things in the environment. This allows children to understand the meaning of these words when they encounter them in the future.
-Independent reading is another method of learning vocabulary that is easily carried out. Often times, students who read more, often have greater levels of vocabulary.
Direct Teaching of Vocabulary Words:
-Difficult words that represent complex concepts should be taught directly. Often times, these words are not related to daily experiences of the student.
-Direct instruction incorporates specific word instruction and word-learning strategies, and it includes teacher modeling, guided practice, and instructional feedback.
-Specific-word instruction includes reviewing new or unknown words in a text prior to reading, extending instruction on specific words overtime and across different contexts.
-Word-learning strategies include using information about word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and root words) to decode words, using context clues to determine word meanings and using the dictionary to learn meanings of words.
-Since a teacher cannot directly teach all words, words must be divided into three groups: important words, difficult words, and useful words. For example, before reading a text, the teacher should discuss the meaning of important words the students will encounter in the passage.